Geography of Canada Changing Populations

1.Demographics (change in number of people) 2.Disasters (bad things happening in the world)

Canadian Immigration Patterns Immigration to Canada has had times where lots of people come to Canada, and some where not so many come to Canada. These were caused by events that happened both in Canada and in other countries. When?What Happened?Why? 1840s Arrival of thousands of Irish settlers Irish potato crop is bad; facing starvation, many Irish move to Canada and other countries Massive immigration from Eastern Europe to the Canadian West Canadian Government wanted to settle the Prairies; gave free land and other gifts to immigrants

Canadian Immigration Patterns When?What Happened?Why? Little immigration World War I and worldwide influenza (the flu) epidemic 1930 – 1945Little immigration Worldwide economic depression (many poor people) and World War II Many Italians come to Canada World War II destroyed parts of Italy; Italians searched for opportunities in Canada

Canadian Immigration Patterns When?What Happened?Why? 1956 Many Hungarians come to Canada Hungarians rose up against the Russians and lost; refugees fled to Canada to avoid punishment 1980 – 1997 Arrival of thousands of Hong Kong Chinese Resident of Hong Kong looked for a safe and stable place before China took control of Hong Kong in 1997

Natural Disasters Humans are impacted greatly by nature in many different ways. The biggest problems for humans are when natural disasters occur. The organizer below shows a few natural disasters that happened and what the results were. Location & Date EventShort Term ImpactsLong Term Impacts Indian Ocean (13 countries) December 2004 Tsunami deaths 1.5 million homeless $billions damages Rebuilding away from ocean, warning systems Ontario, Quebec, & East January 1998 Ice Storm28 deaths $5 billion damages 4 million w/o power Respect for Canadian Forces response, grid improvements

Natural Disasters Location & Date Event Short Term Impacts Long Term Impacts New Orleans, United States August 2005 Hurricane (Katrina) 1000s of deaths $100 billion damages (?) Hurricane preparedness & making buildings stronger Izmet, Turkey August 1999 Earthquake deaths $12 billion damages Emergency response gets better Soufrière Hills, Montserrat June 1997 Volcano20 deaths 2/3 population fled island Better prediction technology, better systems to help people

Human Disasters Unfortunately, there are times that major disasters are created by humans. The organizer below highlights a few recent notable human disasters. Location & Date EventShort Term Impacts Long Term Impacts New York City, United States September 2001 Terrorist Attack 2985 deaths WTC collapse $23 billion govt costs Rebuilding smaller towers, higher security levels Chernobyl, Ukraine April 1986 Nuclear Accident 48 deaths 309 injuries evacuated Improving reactor design, east & west cooperation

Human Disasters Location & DateEventShort Term Impacts Long Term Impacts London, United Kingdom July 2005 Bombings52 deaths 700 injuries Transportation systems’ security gets better Ontario and Eastern United States August 2003 Blackout8 deaths $6.4 billion in earnings 50 million w/o power Electricity system gets better and stronger Iraq March 2003 – Present Invasion deaths (June 2005) US injured $147 billion (Jan 2005) Elected government, economy gets stronger

Impacts of Disasters on Humans  When natural disasters happen, many people leave their country to try to be safe somewhere else  When this happens, some people move to Canada

Factors that Affect Immigration Immigration is affected by things that happen here (in Canada) and around the world. There are two kinds we will talk about PUSH FACTORS The reasons people leave home to go to another country (push them away) PULL FACTORS Once a person chooses to leave their country, they need to decide where to go. The reasons that people come to Canada are PULL FACTORS, since they pull them to Canada

Think About It… What are some pull factors you can think of? What are some push factors you can think of? What got your family to leave your country? What made them come to Canada?

HOW ABOUT YOU? How many people in this class came here because of a war in their own country? How many people came here because their family wanted to start a business or get a better job in Canada? How many people in the class came here to be with their families who were already here?

How About You? How many people in this class came here because of a war in their own country? THESE PEOPLE ARE REFUGEES How many people came here because their family wanted to start a business or get a better job in Canada? THESE PEOPLE ARE BUSINESS IMMIGRANTS How many people in the class came here to be with their families who were already here? THESE PEOPLE ARE FAMILY IMMIGRANTS

Some Cool Information 60% of people who moved to Canada in 2001 did not speak English or French as their first language. Sometimes when we speak another language, we feel like an outsider, but really, there are hundreds of thousands of people just like us! country…AND YOU ARE PART OF IT!New immigrants bring great stuff to Canada – they bring their own culture, religions and beliefs, foods, clothing and ideas. These make Canada a great country…AND YOU ARE PART OF IT!